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Consumer Debt in NY, #10YearsAfter:
Crisis, Progress, and the Work Ahead
Tuesday, June 12, 2018 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Reception to follow
Fordham Law School 150 West 62nd Street, Costantino Room
KEYNOTE SPEAKER F. Paul Bland, Jr.
Executive Director
Public Justice
Plenary Panel - Framing and Retrospective on Consumer Debt in NY
Plenary Panel - The New York City Civil Court Experience
Breakout Sessions
Plenary Panel - Looking Forward: Civil Court Practice, Consumer Debt Collection, and Reform
*Program in development
There is no registration fee for this Conference.
There will be no CLE credit offered.
About the Conference
Ten years ago, on June 19, 2008, the NYC Consumer Debt Working Conference: A Blueprint for Reform was held at Fordham Law School. That program turned the spotlight on the crisis that had engulfed low-income communities and overwhelmed NYC Civil Court--an explosion in consumer debt collection, including an unprecendented increase in debt collection lawsuits. The conference educated a broad array of stakeholders on the systemic problems and inequities at the time.
This Conference will examine the numerous reforms and successes in the field since 2008, and also consider the challenges that remain. Consumer credit filings are on the rise again, after many years of decline. Abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection victimizes thousands of New Yorkers every year. Nearly nine in ten defendants are unrepresented in debt collection law suits. Subprime credit card lending and other predatory practices continue to strip equity from low-income households.
Now, ten years later, this Conference will explore opportunities for advancing access to justice and improving the administration of justice in connection with debt collection lawsuits. We invite New York advocates, community organizers, funders, legal and other service providers, policymakers, and others in government and the courts to join us. Conference participants will identify reforms and pragmatic strategies to strengthen consumer protection in breakout sessions.
Conference Organizers and Co-Sponsors
District Council 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services / Fordham Law School Clinical Education Programs / Fordham Law School Feerick Center for Social Justice / Brooklyn Volunteer Lawyers Project / CAMBA Legal Services, Inc. / Community Development Project at Urban Justice Center / The Legal Aid Society / Mobilization for Justice / New Economy Project / New York County Lawyers' Association Justice Center / New York Legal Assistance Group / Queens Volunteer Lawyers' Project / St. John's University School of Law
District Council 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services / Fordham Law School Clinical Education Programs / Fordham Law School Feerick Center for Social Justice / Brooklyn Volunteer Lawyers Project / CAMBA Legal Services, Inc. / Community Development Project at Urban Justice Center / The Legal Aid Society / Mobilization for Justice / National Center for Law and Economic Justice / New Economy Project / New York County Lawyers' Association Justice Center / New York Legal Assistance Group / Queens Volunteer Lawyers' Project / St. John's University School of Law
A2J Initiative at Fordham Law School / National Center for Access to Justice / Stein Center for Law and Ethics
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For more information, please contact Dora Galacatos at Galacatos@fordham.edu.
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